Charles II returned the Stuart dynasty to the English throne in 1660 and proceeded to reward his loyal supporters. Eight loyalists of them were rewarded by being named Proprietors of the king's newly established colony, Carolina. The document,...

Fear River Agreeable to the Original Survey. This Plan represents the Town of Wilmington as laid out by the Original Proprietors of the same in the year 1733 ...."
This Wilmington town plan was drawn by Jeremiah Vail in 1743 and probably based on a...

The Speculation Land Collection consists of nearly 800 documents related to land ownership in Western North Carolina in the early 1800s. The documents help shed light on the acquisition and sale of the "Speculation Lands," some 400,000 acres in...

Forsyth County's Grantor-Grantee Indexes, and the images related to them, are currently being provided on the internet by a vendor.
For those who would just like to make a copy of their deed or some other record, a copy may be obtained at no charge...